Magic
Journey - The underwater world of Susan Williams-Ellis An
exhibition of paintings and ceramics
Susan
Williams-Ellis is a one-woman dynamo. Aged 84, daughter of
Clough Williams-Ellis, architect of Portmeirion in Wales (where
she has also played a major role) Susan has never rested on
her laurels. The designer/founder of Portmeirion Potteries
PLC, Susan Williams-Ellis's world famous ceramic shapes and
decorations such as Botanic Garden and Totem, are just part
of an amazing creative force whose work still encompasses
contemporary textile, furniture, rugs and jewellery designs.
The subject
of a recent BBC documentary, over the past 20 years, Susan
Williams-Ellis has had another private passion, one for the
underwater world of coral reefs. Magic Journey is the
first ever public exhibition of Susan's aquatic work. From
the Maldives to Hawaii, The Red Sea and Tahiti to the Great
Barrier Reef, Susan has recorded this magical world; its marine
life and, more recently, its sad decay due to pollution.
Using
a snorkel and fins, Susan's unique creative process involves
her initially using a waterproof board and plastic paper.
Often staying in the water for hours she records what she
sees with a pencil. Once back on dry land, she transfers her
first image onto a fresh sheet, consulting reference books
and works in oil pastel to capture the colours still fresh
in her memory. From this she produces a finished painting
using acrylic colour on a textured board.
A multi-media
creative, Susan's has also adapted these wonderful images
onto ceramic plates, which will also be on show. For collectors
there will a chance to purchase a limited edition plate, produced
by Portmeirion, celebrating this special one-off exhibition.
Susan
Williams-Ellis's Magic Journey
Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw
Pwllheli, Gwynedd
July 14 - August 21 2002
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